It has been a long journey for the San Diego Padres in 2016. This weekend, they will conclude this trek with a three game series at Chase Field in Arizona against the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks enter the series at 66-93, while the Padres have fared slightly better, earning a 68-91 record.
On Friday night, the Padres will send Edwin Jackson to the mound, while the Diamondbacks will counter with Braden Shipley. The lineups for the opener have already been released, and they are as follows:
Diamondbacks:
Segura, 2B
Lamb, 3B
Goldschmidt, 1B
Castillo, C
Drury, LF
Tomas, RF
Owings, SS
Brito, CF
Shipley, P
Padres:
Jankowski, CF
Margot, RF
Myers, 1B
Solarte, 3B
Dickerson, LF
Schimpf, 2B
Hedges, C
Sardinas, SS
Jackson, P
On Saturday, the San Diego will start southpaw Clayton Richard, one of the better starters for the Padres this year.